Knowledge, attitudes, motivations and expectations regarding antimicrobial use among community members seeking care at the primary healthcare level: a scoping review protocol by Stephen M Campbell, Brian Godman, Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Nishana Ramdas, Johanna C Meyer, Natalie Schellack

“…Introduction Inappropriate antibiotic use in (primary healthcare, PHC) settings fuels antimicrobial resistance (AMR), threatens patient safety and burdens healthcare systems. …”
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Urinary Calculi: A Microbiological and Biochemical Analysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Eastern Nepal by Pratima Shah, Ratna Baral, C. S. Agrawal, Madhab Lamsal, Dharanidhar Baral, Basudha Khanal

“…Almost all the uropathogens isolated were susceptible to commonly used antibiotics. Calcium oxalate (84.1%) was common biochemical constituent found in stone formers followed by calcium oxalate + phosphate (8%). …”
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Molecular Epidemiology and Antimicrobial Resistance of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL)-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Retail Cattle Meat by Nasrin Akter Liza, Hemayet Hossain, Md. Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury, Jarin Al Naser, Rayhan Mahmud Lasker, Asikur Rahman, Md. Ariful Haque, Md. Al Mamun, Md. Mukter Hossain, Md. Mahfujur Rahman

“…Antimicrobial resistance was observed against 12 antibiotics. According to the phenotypic resistance pattern determined through the disk diffusion method, all isolates (100%) were resistant to ampicillin, amoxicillin, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, and colistin. …”
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Appropriateness in Dentistry: A Survey Discovers Improper Procedures in Oral Medicine and Surgery by Giacomo Oteri, Vera Panzarella, Antonia Marcianò, Olga Di Fede, Laura Maniscalco, Matteo Peditto, Giuseppina Campisi

“…Mandatory procedures in dental and oral medicine education and training include (a) prescription of antibiotics before/after oral surgery procedures; (b) prevention strategies for oral cancer, and (c) prescription of dental X-ray examinations (41%, 52%, and 48%, resp.). …”
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Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Genotypes among Multidrug-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clinical Isolates from a Teaching Hospital of Nepal by Roshan Pandit, Balkrishna Awal, Sumesh Shreekhanda Shrestha, Govardhan Joshi, Basista Prasad Rijal, Narayan Prasad Parajuli

“…Nitrofurantoin, gentamycin, and imipenem were the most effective antibiotics for ESBL-producing Escherichia coli isolates. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The random and more antibiotic uses are considered as major risk factors lead to cause UC. …”
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Contribution of Arginine Catabolic Mobile Element and Copper and Mercury Resistance Element in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Vantage Point by Parya Shokrollahi, Alka Hasani, Mohammad Aghazadeh, Mohammad Yousef Memar, Akbar Hasani, Maryam Zaree, Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaee, Javid Sadeghi

“…This review highlights the comprehensive view on ACME and COMER structure, their distribution, and the mechanism of action along with pathogenetic features of USA3000 encompassing their role in biofilm formation, adhesion, quorum sensing, resistance to antibiotics, chemotaxis, and nutrient uptake. We also provided an insight into the role of ACME and COMER genes in the survival of bacterium. …”
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Biocontrol agents in aquaculture: Production and their application by Munti Yuhana

“…They are potential in replacing the use of antibiotic in inhibiting the pathogenic organisms. Therefore, their application has revealed the potential as an effective strategy to reduce the over use of antibiotics in controlling the pathogenic agents, avoid the spreading the drug resistance, or environmental deterioration of the negative effect by killing useful microorganisms. …”
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Distinct relative abundances in pathogens detected in mechanically ventilated patients with suspected pneumonia in the intensive care unit at King Abdulaziz University Hospital by Haifa Algethamy, Diyaa H. Bokhary, Ibrahim Abushoshah, Abdulrahman A. Alalyani, Maan K. Baamer, Dalya M. Attallah, Ruba M. Alotaibi, Shehla N. Amin, Shaza A. Mass, Nisreen R. Tashkandy

“…Samples treated with different antibiotics exhibited similar abundances of phyla and families. …”
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A Fatal Case of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis from Recreational Waters by Edward Hamaty, Saif Faiek, Minesh Nandi, David Stidd, Manish Trivedi, Hari Kandukuri

“…In ICU, his ICP remained refractory to multiple therapies, including antibiotics and antivirals, external ventriculostomy drain, hypertonic saline, pentobarbital-induced coma, and bilateral hemicraniectomies. …”
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis secondary to drugs: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yixuan Yang, Hanzhang Xie, Shuhan Liu, Ying Jia, Bingnan Cui, Zhanshuo Xiao

“…Through disproportionality analysis, we identified 34 drugs significantly associated with AEs of LABD, including antibiotics, antifungal medications, analgesics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cardiovascular medications, and calcium channel blockers, among which the antibiotic Vancomycin showed the highest association. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Zataria Multiflora Essential Oil on Burn Wound Infected by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Maryam Zare, Elahe Sattarinezhad, Ali Karimi Akhormeh, Maryam Motevasel, Marzieh Ashrafmansouri, Maral Mokhtari, Omid Koohi Hosseinabadi, Aida Iraji, Azar Purkhosrow

“…Due to the rapid increase in resistance to the currently used antimicrobial agents, finding new antibiotics is one of the research priorities. This study was designed to investigate antibacterial and wound healing effects of Zataria multiflora essential oil (ZMEO) on burn wounds infected with P. aeruginosa in Sprague-Dawley rats. …”
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Electronic Vaping-Induced Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus Pneumonia and Empyema by Sachin M. Patil, Phillip Paul Beck, Tarang Pankaj Patel, Richard Dale Swaney, Dima Dandachi, Armin Krvavac

“…The patient completed treatment successfully with a chest tube placement followed by fibrinolysis and intravenous antibiotics.…”
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Discovery of Quinazolone Pyridiniums as Potential Broad-Spectrum Antibacterial Agents by Jie Dai, Qianyue Li, Ziyi Li, Zhonglin Zang, Yan Luo, Chenghe Zhou

“…The overprescription of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture has accelerated the development and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, which severely limits the arsenal available to clinicians for treating bacterial infections. …”
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Preparation and Photocatalytic Characterization of Modified Nano TiO2/Nd/Rice Husk Ash Material for Rifampicin Removal in Aqueous Solution by Thuy Dang Thi Ngoc, Ha Nguyen Thi, Dung Nguyen Duc, Sen Nguyen Thi, Toan Nguyen Duc, Nam Nguyen Hoang

“…Antibiotics like rifampicin are often persistent in the environment. …”
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Epidemiology of Respiratory Pathogens in Children with Severe Acute Respiratory Infection and Impact of the Multiplex PCR Film Array Respiratory Panel: A 2-Year Study by Asmae Lamrani Hanchi, Morad Guennouni, Meriem Rachidi, Toufik Benhoumich, Hind Bennani, Mounir Bourrous, Fadl Mrabih Rabou Maoulainine, Said Younous, Mohamed Bouskraoui, Nabila Soraa

“…It also highlighted the importance of multiplex PCR in confirming viral origin, thus avoiding irrational prescription of antibiotics in paediatric settings.…”
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Retrospective analysis of patients with immediate decannulation in severe acquired brain injury (RAPID-SABI) by Robbert-Jan van Hooff, Mette Lindelof, Emma Ghaziani, Trine Hørmann Thomsen, Christina Kruuse, Christian Gunge Riberholt, Charlotte Rath

“…Secondary outcome measures were respiratory infections treated with antibiotics, rate of re-cannulation, time from admission to decannulation, length of stay, difference in rate of re-admission due to pneumonia within first year of discharge and difference in rate of tracheal tube dependency within first year of discharge. …”
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Interdigital and Plantar Foot Infections: A Retrospective Analysis of Molecularly Diagnosed Specimens in the United States and a Literature Review by Aditya K. Gupta, Tong Wang, Sara A. Lincoln, Wayne L. Bakotic

“…The recent literature lacks reporting on concomitant bacterial colonization in tinea pedis patients, likely due to the reliance on fungal culture supplemented with antibiotics. Geographical variation has been identified in the detection of the <i>Trichophyton mentagrophytes</i> complex. …”
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ERCP-Related Adverse Events in Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Navneet Natt, Faith Michael, Hope Michael, Sacha Dubois, Ahmed Al Mazrou’i

“…In the context of limited comparative data and heterogeneity, PSC patients undergoing ERCP have higher odds of cholangitis despite the majority receiving antibiotics. Additionally, accidental wire passage and biliary sphincterotomy increased the odds of PEP. …”
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Hemorrhagic syndrome at liver cirrhosis by I. A. Kurkina, O. S. Volkova, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Basic principles of therapy are: application of erythrocytes, plasma, platelets concentrate, recombinant factor VIIa, concentrates of prothrombin complex, desmopressin, antifibrinolytic drugs, thrombo-and erythropoietin, antibiotics. The relation to prescription of components of blood is cautious now, there are no definite indications to their application and criteria of efficacy.Conclusion. …”
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